Expedition totaled

Man up, he's not only got 72 year old reflexes, but 72 year old eyes and ears. I can't see or hear things like I used to, and I'm 8 years younger than pop's!

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1955moose said:

I wanted Motorcycles or cars that could do over 120 or better. Thank God I never fell off, came close once.

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I can tell you from the other side that going down on a race track at well over 120......was far less of a life-changing moment than running a faired-bike off the road & into a 4'dia Oak(2:30am, off camber 90 deg turn taken at my normal 45-50 instead of adjusting for being asleep)....was tossed off to the left by the windshield as the wheel bent to the right....THAT one was counted as a used "9 lives" moment but not the track incident. I lost my buddy Joe on a Yammy IT400...he actually hit the tree he ran into...and died 3 days later.


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So JE.....did you decide on the '13?

jeff

Very glad the truck did it’s job on protecting you. Just an FYI. After a drunk driver plowed me head on. I had concussion symptoms for some odd months. So be careful.


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JExpedition07 said:

3/4 ton dodge ram slammed on brakes in front and I couldn’t stop in time. Hit him at about 35 miles per hour. He drove away when I called the police.

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Wow sorry to hear that glad you are ok. My 1989 suffered the exact same thing last week with my son driving not even a 1/4 mile from home on our street. Turkey ran in the road guy in front stood on the brakes. It is in the process of getting repaired. Guy that stopped is totaled.

jeff kushner said:

I can tell you from the other side that going down on a race track at well over 120......was far less of a life-changing moment than running a faired-bike off the road & into a 4'dia Oak(2:30am, off camber 90 deg turn taken at my normal 45-50 instead of adjusting for being asleep)....was tossed off to the left by the windshield as the wheel bent to the right....THAT one was counted as a used "9 lives" moment but not the track incident. I lost my buddy Joe on a Yammy IT400...he actually hit the tree he ran into...and died 3 days later.


jeff

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One day, ended up going over the bars like a rock off a catapult, then flipping head over heels several times in air (catching glimpses of the bike doing the same thing right behind me, then hit the pavement....coral road...somewhere in the FL keys), ended up in the roots of a mangrove tree...watching helplessly as the still-running bike skidded right into me.

Ouch. I think I was 22 at the time. That was my mortality moment.

My 'never ride a MC again moment' occurred at about 130-140mph ('82 Suzuki GS1100EZ) when a junebug (or a rock) hit me square on my faceshield.

I NEED A REAR WIPER ARM FOR MY 13 XL if you have one to spare, and an overhead console

Tom A said:

I NEED A REAR WIPER ARM FOR MY 13 XL if you have one to spare, and an overhead console

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The eyeglass holder maplight and mirror thingie?

Which color do you need?

bobmbx said:

My 'never ride a MC again moment' occurred at about 130-140mph ('82 Suzuki GS1100EZ) when a junebug (or a rock) hit me square on my faceshield.

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A friend of mine was racing IoM in the 70's and he got hit with either a Junebug or really small bird........slid into one of those famous stone walls and never raced again. If we could just take a variables out of riding, it sure would be a lot safer<LOL> That ES was one bad bike, wasn't it? I rode a couple of track-prepped bikes prepared by one of Pops former mechanics and even after getting a chance to ride the "feared" TZ's a couple of years earlier at speed, the Zuk kicked some real ass....deadly fast!

Bob we might not agree on everything but watching your motorcycle chase you has to be one of the sickest feelings I ever experienced. You are truly helpless sometimes.


Sorry JE......didn't mean to hj. Are you shopping???

jeff

Oh man, I just saw this thread..

Sorry to hear J and glad to see everyone is ok.

Good luck finding a new one and hopefully you'll be joining us EL owners

ExpeditionAndy said:

Sorry to hear about your truck JE, I am glad you are okay.

I completely agree with Boose as I did the same thing.

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Thanks Andy! Nice to see you are still around the forum. How’s the 17’ doing any different projects going on lately?